Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-11
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Special Correspondence Of Ts. rvrsrsa sr.p
NEW YORK June 10
The ingenious toy maker OF old who made q
coach-and four, complete as TO all detais 40 small
that the shell OF a hazelnut would cover H. has
been surpassed In the line OF ingeuloIs pIaything
by Rhode Island Yankee. With true Yankee
shrewdness this toy maker has so const ructed his
creations that they make money and draw Il from
two channels into one Golfer. The devices are the
little gold and silver steamboats, locomotives. IRE
engines and Corliss engines. which are found In
the luxurious New York saloons and hotel lobbies
In one amusement hall and In public resorts all
over the Union. The idea of constructing these
toys, whose mechanism should be made TO move
by dropping nicEels into Slot IN the pedestal on
which they rested originated with an ingenious
New England model maker and fortunes are now
being made out OF the enterprise zone large firn In
Providence, X. l., has large factory devoted
entirely 10 the business and SCORES OF men
sell their goods Last week the proprietor OF the
principal hotel on Union square offered he manu.
fire engine, the machinery OF which runs 10 the
tunes OF n music box after one has dropped a
nickel Into the slot IN the pedestal The orer was
go out OF Its possession. They
LEASE THE rows
Tor the handsome sum or $50 per month. or give
the proprietors OF profitable resorts percentage
OF the income. In cases where a percentage Is
given the collector Of a bank designated by the
owners calls once a week to clean cut the nlCkels
that the toy has accumulated ana TO give the pro
pi1etor nj the place his share which exceeds
81 per cent. In popular resorts the income from
these toys amounts to IS and SO a day They are
models ui IRE engines, locomotives OF steamers of
certain well-kno"n manufacturers or lines. which
pay lhe company Tor making them handsome
sum FOR advertising their corporations. Thus
money from two sources accrues TO the rich Yam
k"es VINO originated the idea. one OF the frst OF
their machines Was the model OF a steamboat
placed IN Chicago saloon OF note Since that
steamer was put In profitable operation more than
dozen devices have been placed IA New York re-
SORTS and the makers have their models In saloons
as far west as Denver and az far south As Texas
they have
Mrsrc BOXES
which are operated by dropping cents into the
slots. The average income from these Is Is per
day. The Yankee has not yet been able 10 make
music boxes that equal those OF the swiss manu.
facture, and the makers OF the toys In question
gu OF which are provided with music boxes send
abroad $4,000 year for them. The most pro1ta-
ple moatl IS steam 1re engine. magnificent
locomotive, perfect as 10 every detail ranks next
In popularity. Its machinery works, its electric
headlight bazes forth, and a music box under
meath III plays popular airs at the instance OF "A
nickel. In few weeks habtues OF one New York
place who choose TO spend their nickes on the de-
vice VIII see the perfect model OF a modern per-
lecting printing press, which will throw on az
souvenirs copies OF newspaper. The manufac-
turers Will derive income from the nickels. from
the ROYALTY paid by the newspaper advertised, or
from certain firms whose advertisements appear
In the souvenirs.
OTHER COLLECTORS OF NrcKRIs
In addition 10 these toys are the machines made
by New York firm which gather In the nickels nj
surprising rate In much-frequenteo resorts one
OF these gives the depositor a nickel shock of
electricity, and another shows him his weight
one OF the most popular inventions In this line Is
little apparatus which, when a nickel is dropped
into IT, throws out a receptacle and presents the
donor OF the fye-cent piece with A pack ape OF
candy. The stock OF the company making these
machines last mentioned Is 50 grcesiily taken up
that none Il on the market. Branch corporations
for Introducing their nickel collectors Ia Europe
are 10 be organized.
The New England Yankee inventor who rrst
originated the Idea Is making a miniature race
course Tor sporting resorts. Several little horses
run about a circular hurdle track 50 constructed
that no one can tell which horse will win The
toy Will give betting men a chance ID wager their
money on the miniature horses and the owner OF
the invention handsome income from the nickels
| OF the betters. AMOS j. CuNNIsos